Saturday, 11 November 2017UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres has expressed grave concern over the prospects for implementation of the Paris Agreement on climate change. Speaking to reporters at UN headquarters in New York yesterday, he said if greenhouse gas levels continue to rise at their current rate, it will be very difficult to reach targets set by the Paris Agreement in 2020.

In its stance on climate change, the United States is now a party of one. Syria will join the Paris climate agreement. That leaves the US as the only country in the world not signed on to the landmark climate deal. On Tuesday, Syrian officials announced their intention to ratify the accord at the UN...